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 FEATURE


The business case for VOIP
Richard Hurst

The hype surroundin= g voice over IP (VOIP), or IP telephony, is slowly subsiding and a degree o= f reality is beginning to creep into the market. 

This does not imply= , however, that the opportunities have either diminished or disappeared. VO= IP revenues are expected to grow from R30 million in 2005 to over R630 mill= ion in 2009. The growth will be fuelled by the business case of cost reduct= ion and an enhanced efficiency in communications and data networking.

South African corpo= rations have already investigated or implemented various forms of voice opt= imisation and many have implemented some form of VOIP. A recent survey cond= ucted by BMI-T found that roughly 55% of large corporations in SA had under= taken a voice optimisation study while only 30% of medium corporations had = done such studies.

A recent voice optimi= sation study has been undertaken

Source: BMI-T, 2005
This indicates that medium corporations are adopting a "wait a= nd see" approach to the technology and services. Coupled with this, the mos= t likely VOIP deployment to be undertaken by a corporation will be a hetero= geneous environment, comprising a mix of traditional analogue and IP PBXs w= ith a mix of vendor and on site and hosted solutions.

Globally the roll-o= ut of on site VOIP has been limited to a small percentage of corporate empl= oyees due to test environments and the perception that the business value m= ay be only witnessed or justified in certain departments. However, service = providers across the globe are offering various hosted VOIP solutions and s= ervices to both new and existing customers. 

Hosted services off= er a saving in respect of capital outlay required by companies to migrate t= o a next generation solution coupled with some guarantee of quality of serv= ice via SLAs, an important facet of voice services and solutions.

A recent survey con= ducted by IDC in the USA found the reasons put forward by major corporation= s for choosing a hosted VOIP service were dominated by the implication of c= ost savings. However, as users and corporations become more acquainted with= the technology and services, the cost saving driver will not disappear but= rather be complimented by other business drivers such as remote networking= applications, enhanced features and wireless access.

In terms of enhance= ments, it appears big and small corporations are waiting for the killer app= to be developed to run on this converged network. We have already seen pro= mising services such as unified and instant messaging start to ripple the m= arket.

In SA, there has be= en little in the way of hosted VOIP offerings, although given the compellin= g business case we can expect the major networking companies to begin launc= hing their services in the very near future.
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 Market highlights
 IT market

IT buyer expectations hit by Katrina, Ri= ta and high oil prices

The impact of Katrina,= Rita and the prospect of permanently higher oil prices created more than a= one-time blip in IT spending expectations, this month's IDC FutureScan res= ults show.

In fact, IT and line of b= usiness executives polled in October were more pessimistic than those polle= d right after Katrina.

Buyer expectations for IT= spending over the next 12 months fell to 2.8% from last month's 2.9%, and = 6.1% the month before that.

"What looked like a knee-= jerk reaction by executives to Katrina last month appears to be more long l= asting than that, despite all outward signs that the US economy is doing fi= ne," noted John Gantz, IDC's chief research officer. "Of course, consumer s= entiment polls have plummeted, too."

Gantz pointed out that th= e macroeconomic indicators stayed flat, primarily based on decent expectati= ons for GDP and profit growth next year and the flat US stock market. The m= acro indicators predict spending growth between 5% and 7% over the next 12 = months, quite in line with IDC expectations of growth a little over 5%.
 Mobile market

Despite new product introductions, worldwide market for ha= ndheld devices continues to decline

The worldwide market for handheld devices experienced = its seventh consecutive quarter of year-over-year decline in= the third quarter of 2005. 

According to IDC's Worldw= ide Handheld QView, device shipments d= ecreased 16.9% year-over-year and fell 8.8% sequentially in 3Q05 to 1.6 mil= lion units.

Even as the overall marke= t continues to trend downwards, device manufacturers are steadily pushing f= orward with new product introductions, software upgrades and solution deplo= yment, particularly GPS. Given these improvements and the upcoming holiday = season, shipments are expected to increase sequentially but decline year-ov= er-year in the fourth quarter.

At the same time, the gro= wth of converged mobile devices, which combine voice and data capabilities = in a single form factor, is placing heightened pressure on the handheld mar= ket. Those vendors who offer both devices are starting to see shipments of = converged mobile devices equal or surpass shipments of handheld devices.
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IP convergence drives integration

[Bhavna Singh] - The benefits of the early release of = the first IP phone are now being reaped, says Cisco. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>
Storm hopes for rate cuts<= /td>

[Damaria Senne] - Storm Telecoms hopes to see its rates= fall by up to 60% in the next three years if liberalisation speeds up. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>
Will Vodafone buy mean end of Vodacom= brand?

[Martin Czernowalow and Paul Vecchi= atto] - Analysts speculate that the R14 = billion sale of VenFin's Vodacom stake to Vodafone could see the end of the= Vodacom brand in SA. [ Business ] <= /font>
VOIP to hit SA business first<= /a>

[Bhavna Singh] - South African businesses will succumb= to the lure of VOIP in less than five years, with home users following thr= ee years later, says Cisco. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>
Convergence, ICASA Bills approved

[Paul Vecchiatto] - Parties in the National Assembly yest= erday unanimously passed the second readings of the Electronic Communicatio= ns Bill and the ICASA amendment Bill. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>
Samsung bolsters ties to rival iPod

[Reuters] - Samsung Electronics will offer techni= cal support to its online music partners such as Napster to help sales of i= ts portable music players. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>
Boosting business benefits with BizNe= t Xpress

Sentech's BizNet Xpress portfolio of = fixed wireless access solutions promises to deliver benefits to the South A= frican business community, says the company. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>
Getting Real : Depar= tment of forked tongues

[Warwick Ashford] - While the Department of Communication= s pays lip service to the positive power of ICT, government legislation and= lethargy continues to constrain its potential. [ Columnists= ]

IS accuses Telkom of disruption

[Paul Vecchiatto] - Internet Solutions (IS) has accused T= elkom of deliberately disrupting its business. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>
Industry slams new cellphone laws

[Martin Czernowalow] - Government's new laws pertaining to c= ellphones and SIM cards have come under attack from some industry players.<= /font> [ Telecoms ] <= /font>
Fixed wireless solution from Sentech<= /font>

[Martin Czernowalow] - Sentech has unveiled a portfolio of f= ixed wireless access solutions aimed at South African businesses. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>
KZN USAL open for business=

[Damaria Senne] - Kingdom Communications officially deb= uts its services today, but users won't be able to reach Cell C numbers. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>
MS ups stake in Internet telephony

[Tracy Burrows] - In today's technology news roundup: M= S ups stake in Internet telephony, Nokia offers open source browser, and EA= wins The Simpsons. [ Computing ]=

Nokia gloomy about N-Gage<= /td>

[Reuters] - Nokia is unhappy with the sales of it= s N-Gage gaming device and will bring the games to other phones to get enou= gh scale. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>
Nokia sees TV mobile networks by mid-= 2006

[Reuters] - Nokia expects mobile TV networks usin= g its chosen standard to be up and running by the middle of next year. [ Computing ]=

= Avaya helps Allstate enhance customer= service

Allstate Insurance Company has deploy= ed Avaya Internet Protocol telephony solutions at new locations in the US a= nd Canada. [ Industr= ySolutions ]

LG debuts high-speed M4410 mobile pho= ne

LG Electronics' new M4410 mobile phon= e is inspired by the curves of luxury sports cars, says the company.= [ Telecoms ] <= /font>
Broadband strategies =91critical`

[Iain Scott] - The development of broadband strategi= es by cities is key to a competitive telecoms environment, says government.= [ Business ] <= /font>
Telkom rejects IS`s claims=

[Paul Vecchiatto] - Telkom has rejected Internet Solution= s` accusations about congestion over the peering link and in turn accuses I= S of misusing it. [ Telecoms ] <= /font>
Preventing PABX telephony fraud

[John Bannister] - The second in a three-part series on = why PABX systems are a target for telephony fraud examines how companies ca= n avoid their PABX systems being used for fraudulent activities. [ IndustryI= nsight ]

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Preventing PABX telephony fraud
[<= /font>John Bannister] - The second in a three-part series on why PAB= X systems are a target for telephony fraud examines how companies can avoid= their PABX systems being used for fraudulent activities.=20 [ IndustryInsight]
A tale of two Bills
[<= /font>Paul Vecchiatto] - Two new bits of communications legislation a= re to be debated in Parliament this week. Paul Vecchiatto examines their si= gnificance.=20 [ SpecialFocus]
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 BUSINESSSponsored by: Dimension Data South Africa 
Broadband strategies =91critical`
[Iain Scott] - The development of broadband strategies b= y cities is key to a competitive telecoms environment, says government. [ Business ]
Prism scoops tech innovation award
Prism Holdings has been named the 2005 wi= nner of the Department of Trade and Industry's SPII Award for innovation, a= s a result of its developments in SIM technology for the global GSM market.= [ Business ]
Clickatell expands SMS offering
Messaging enablement company Clickatell h= as expanded its premium-rate SMS service offering to Namibia and the US. [ Business ]
USAL hearings tomorrow
[Damaria Senne] - The second underserviced area licence (US= AL) hearings begin in Mpumalanga tomorrow. [ Business ]
 COMPUTINGSponsored by: Hetzner Africa 
MS ups stake in Internet telephony
[Tracy Burrows] - In today's technology news roundup: MS up= s stake in Internet telephony, Nokia offers open source browser, and EA win= s The Simpsons. [ Computing ]
Apple patches holes
[Tracy Burrows] - In today's technology news roundup: Apple= patches holes, court won't review MS patent case, and Nokia wins IP DSLAM = deal. [ Computing ]
HP Itanium blade due early 2006
[Bhavna Singh] - In today's technology roundup: HP Itanium= blade arrives in early 2006, Nokia and EMI plan for Bluetooth tunes, and r= ootkit sparks automated IM worm fears. [ Computing ]
HP Itanium blade due early 2006
[Bhavna Singh] - In today's technology roundup: HP Itanium= blade arrives in early 2006, Nokia and EMI plan for Bluetooth tunes, and r= ootkit sparks automated IM worm fears. [ Computing ]
 TELECOMSSponsored by: Telkom 
Boosting business benefits with BizNet Xpress=
Sentech's BizNet Xpress portfolio of fixe= d wireless access solutions promises to deliver benefits to the South Afric= an business community, says the company. [ Telecoms ]
LG debuts high-speed M4410 mobile phone
LG Electronics' new M4410 mobile phone is= inspired by the curves of luxury sports cars, says the company. [ Telecoms ]
Telkom rejects IS`s claims
[Paul Vecchiatto] - Telkom has rejected Internet Solutions` a= ccusations about congestion over the peering link and in turn accuses IS of= misusing it. [ Telecoms ]
ICPay creates cellphone payment solution
Immediate Cellphone Payment (ICPay), a te= nant at The Innovation Hub, has developed the Mobile-ly cellphone payment s= olution. [ Telecoms ]
Govt, telecos collaborate on cost-cutting
[Staff writer] - Government and local telecommunications o= perators have agreed to work together to reduce the cost of telecoms. [ Telecoms ]
LayerOne price cut =91puts pressure on BlackBerry'
LayerOne will reduce the price of its Int= ellisync wireless e-mail push technology by up to 40% to South African comp= anies through its partners by 1 November. [ Telecoms ]
Classrooms will adopt visual conferencing
[Nkuli Mngcungusa] - South African education is moving to vide= o conferencing, says Dimension Data.= [ T= elecoms ]
 INDUSTRYSOLUTIONSSponsored by: SecureData 
Avaya helps Allstate enhance customer service=
Allstate Insurance Company has deployed A= vaya Internet Protocol telephony solutions at new locations in the US and C= anada. [ IndustrySolutions ]
 COLUMNISTS 
Getting Real: Department of forked tongues
[Warwick Ashford] - While the Department of Communications pa= ys lip service to the positive power of ICT, government legislation and let= hargy continues to constrain its potential. [ Columnists ]

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------=_NextPart_Mixed_SimpleMail_by_the_Email_Corporation-- From mzdssrbh@manchester.ac.uk Tue Nov 8 00:58:19 2005 From: mzdssrbh@manchester.ac.uk (Richard Heeks) Date: Tue, 8 Nov 2005 00:58:19 -0000 Subject: NITF ICT Forum: Pre-WSIS eDevelopment Briefings Message-ID: <436FF999.27917.44BC419@localhost> In the run-up to the Tunis World Summit on the Information Society, Development Informatics Group at the University of Manchester will be releasing a series of "eDevelopment Briefings". These are very short (one-two page) overviews of current evidence and thinking on key issues related to ICTs and socio- economic development. Our first five briefings are now available at: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/idpm/dig/briefings.htm These cover issues of free/open source software; telecentres; and three briefings on foundational models for understanding ICTs in development: the information chain, the "onion-ring", and the pull-push model. Richard Heeks Development Informatics Group IDPM, University of Manchester, UK From ITWeb Market Monitor Fri Nov 11 07:32:12 2005 From: ITWeb Market Monitor (ITWeb Market Monitor) Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 09:32:12 +0200 (SAST) Subject: NITF ICT Forum: African ICT status Message-ID: <20051111073212.CBABD35C61C@mx01.sangonet.org.za> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_Mixed_SimpleMail_by_the_Email_Corporation Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Market Monitor

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African ICT status
A background primer
Mark Walker&= nbsp;

As was the case 150= years ago, Africa is the final frontier of commercial opportunities and bu= siness expansion =96 especially in the information technology equipment, se= rvices, software suppliers and users arena. 

The challenges to u= nlocking these opportunities also remain constant =96 lack of infrastructur= e (only 13% of Africa's roads are paved), a poor understanding of the local= culture and society and a lack of funding are still key topics that emerge= at conferences and symposia examining the region.

Much has been spoke= n of "bridging the digital divide" and how the average African will benefit= from the deployment of information technology =96 from education to health= care to incorporation of Africa to the global economy. IT market spend refl= ects this exuberance =96 some $12 billion was spent on hardware, software a= nd services across Africa in 2004.

IT market spend (US$)= for various African countries, excluding SA (2004)

Source: BMI-T, 2005
Massive potential

Africa's massive ec= onomic potential is not in doubt. The population of 688 million people, plu= s the bounty represented by oil and gas, mining, forestry and fisheries are= important contributors to the African economy. The recent discovery of oil= and gas in Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Chad, Sudan and Sao Tome further und= erpin the ascendant importance of Africa in the global oil market.

In 2001 some 23 Afr= ican countries experienced GDP growth of greater than 5%. However much of t= his growth remains intangible and ethereal.

Sad stats
Some sad statistics= tell it like it is =96 315 million people in sub-Saharan Africa live in ab= solute poverty (GNI per capita in 1970 =3D $546, in 2002 =3D $450). It is e= stimated that between 40% and 50% of the population is under 15 years of ag= e. HIV/AIDS is reducing economic growth and changing the shape of societies= (13 million have already died, and 28 million people are living with the v= irus). 

This describes an e= conomic situation, with few notable exceptions such as SA, Namibia and Bots= wana, which is largely worse off in GDP and growth terms than it was 40 yea= rs ago.

Coupled with this a= re high levels of corruption in governments and the private sector. Corrupt= ion across the continent was estimated by the African Union to cost $148 bi= llion in 2002. Further compounding this bleak picture is a continued cycle = of reliance on aid, rather than development of internally driven growth ini= tiatives that will break this dependency.

Cohesion, accou= ntability, investment

However, greater co= hesion between African nations, as evidenced by Nepad; a willingness to be = held accountable by each other and the world by African leaders; and a conc= omitant refocus on Africa by international governments and multinational or= ganisations augur well for the future.

Much of this commer= cial impetus and assumption of political and social responsibility is relat= ed to the emergence of China and India as examples of developing states tha= t are rapidly achieving powerful economic and political status as manufactu= rers and consumers of technology.

The deepening matur= ity and subsequent saturation of traditional American and European IT marke= ts from a new business development perspective, has forced the hand of mult= i-national technology companies to explore and develop =93Greenfield=94 reg= ions.

Comparative IT market= growth rates by major geography 2003/2004

Source: BMI-T, 2005
Part of the whole

The rise of interna= tional terrorism and unrest underscores the need for Africa=92s greater inv= olvement in world security affairs =96 something that is accomplished exclu= sively by increasing communication and information transfer capacity and, i= n so doing raising the transparency of the regional situation on the world = stage.

The initial prognos= is is good: democracy is spreading as is evident by peaceful change in Ghan= a, Senegal and Kenya recently.

Key questions remai= n regarding the most effective manner in which to unlock Africa=92s potenti= al and exploit it to the widest possible benefit. These questions are etern= al in their nature: What is the level of risk? Where is the most opportunit= y to be realised? Who will pay? Who will benefit? How will implementation o= ccur? Who can we trust?

These questions wil= l be addressed in subsequent columns.
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 Market highlights
 Digital c= ities market

Civitium and BMI-TechKnowledge Group f= orm strategic alliance

Alliance to empower di= gital cities throughout Africa.

Civitium, a municipal bro= adband and digital city initiatives consulting firm in the US, and BMI-Tech= Knowledge (BMI-T), an independent ICT research company in Africa, have form= ed a strategic alliance to combine the firms=92 expertise and empower digit= al cities throughout Africa.

Digital cities are define= d as communities where ICT is applied to promote economic development, digi= tal inclusion and more efficient government. Political and community leader= s throughout Africa are embracing this vision and applying technology for c= ommunity benefit.

=93BMI-T=92s alliance wit= h Civitium is an important milestone in the emerging digital cities market,= providing, for the first time, market-leading consulting, industry researc= h, publications, conferences and events to benefit communities in the regio= n,=94 says Denis Smit, MD, BMI-T.

The announcement immediat= ely follows the firms=92 collaboration on the Digital Cities Forum 2005, th= e first event of its kind in Africa. The forum, hosted by BMI-T and held ov= er 3 and 4 November 2005 at Gallagher Estate in Johannesburg, brought toget= her more than 200 leaders from all levels of government and private industr= y to discuss a wide range of digital city issues =96 from policy, to legal = and regulatory, to technology, to public-private cooperation.

The goal of this collabor= ation is to empower communities throughout Africa to transform into digital= cities.
 CRM market

Improved market opportunity for customer care BPO providers
The continued strength= of the global economy will result in an improved market opportunity for cu= stomer care services in the near term, followed by solid growth from 2005 t= o 2009.

This is according to a re= cent IDC study, which provides detailed profiles of 27 leading and innovati= ve customer care BPO providers, which are placed within the context of deve= loping trends and located within IDC's Leadership Grid.

The report finds that cus= tomer care services will continue to gain traction over the next 12 to 18 m= onths. IDC estimates that 2004 worldwide customer care revenues totalled $4= 5.8 billion and predicts the market will reach $83.5 billion by 2009, exper= iencing a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 12.7%.

"This study is the most s= weeping and detailed competitive landscape IDC has published. As the corner= stone of our research in this area, it highlights how several trends and un= dercurrents =96 some continuing, others emerging =96 are affecting how prov= iders build and provide solutions," states Stephen Loynd, senior analyst for= IDC's CRM and customer care services programme.

"The confluence of so man= y influential trends means that a new paradigm is emerging around the conta= ct centre, an understanding = that service providers are leveraging the contact centre not just to cut co= sts, but to help transform customer interaction into a new form of revenue = generation and value-laden delivery."

The comprehensive documen= t, Worldwide Customer Care BPO 2005 Vendor Profiles: A Competitive Analysis (IDC #33921), addresses e= ssential topics within the customer care BPO landscape, such as the followi= ng:

  • The market leaders, innovators, and possible up-and-coming play= ers

  • The trends and undercurrents affecting the market

  • The market segments likely to offer the greatest opportunity fo= r services firms in the near future

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------=_NextPart_Mixed_SimpleMail_by_the_Email_Corporation-- From mzdssrbh@manchester.ac.uk Tue Nov 15 01:19:19 2005 From: mzdssrbh@manchester.ac.uk (Richard Heeks) Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 01:19:19 -0000 Subject: NITF ICT Forum: ICTs and Development Briefings: Second Tranche Message-ID: <43793916.31015.45F4023@localhost> Five more "eDevelopment Briefings" are now available at: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/idpm/dig/briefings.htm They cover the following issues: - The skew to e-development caused by domination of a communication/rights agenda - Problems arising from overestimation of the global digital divide - Offshoring to Africa as a new project for development - Social IT outsourcing: a new angle on outsourcing that benefits poor and marginalised groups - Understanding the what, why and how of making ICT projects sustainable In the run-up to the Tunis World Summit on the Information Society, Development Informatics Group at the University of Manchester released a series of these Briefings: very short (one-two page) overviews of current evidence and thinking on key issues related to ICTs and socio-economic development. Richard Heeks Development Informatics Group IDPM, University of Manchester, UK From ITWeb Market Monitor Fri Nov 18 07:47:40 2005 From: ITWeb Market Monitor (ITWeb Market Monitor) Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 09:47:40 +0200 (SAST) Subject: NITF ICT Forum: African ICT status, part II Message-ID: <20051118074740.3F08535C8DA@mx01.sangonet.org.za> This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_Mixed_SimpleMail_by_the_Email_Corporation Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Market Monitor

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African ICT status, part II The business fundamentals
Mark Walker<= br>
Eighteen African st= ock markets actively trade in shares, stocks and bonds on a daily basis. Th= e number of listed companies varies from in excess of 300 in SA, to a modes= t nine companies in Malawi. On average about 40 companies are listed at the= se bourses, depending on the economic strength of the individual country.
It is estimated tha= t between 1.5 million and two million companies, employing up to 20 million= people full time, exist across the continent. Small businesses that employ= about 10 people comprise in excess of 95% of this total. In addition thous= ands of traders operating in sectors as diverse as finance and agriculture = contribute to the economy, albeit in an informal manner.

The African IT mark= et does not have the spending power nor the sophistication of developed mar= kets, but growth rates are second to none for the adoption and deployment o= f IT infrastructure and solutions.

Understand the = market

Key to success is t= he understanding that small and medium enterprises and the informal sector = are the primary engine of domestic commerce in sub-Saharan Africa.

International techn= ology suppliers have been observed to set themselves up for failure by atte= mpting to merely replicate their European or Middle Eastern market developm= ent blueprint without accommodating local market vagaries in these plans.
Interestingly most = Chinese and Indian vendors have not fallen prey to this assumption and have= harvested richly as a result.
Source: BMI-T, 2005
Focus is paramount

African busines= s interests represent an almost insignificant revenue stream to many intern= ational vendors =96 as such very little market demand creation, partnering = initiatives and strategic planning is executed.

Success in African = environments is dependant on a dedicated focus on these unique business iss= ues and allocation of specific financial and human resources that are held = exclusively accountable to achievement of African market targets.

Past performance in= this arena is always discussed in the context of "horror" stories =96 ane= cdotes about equipment left to rust on quaysides, inadequate or non-existen= t maintenance of systems, dubious business practices and tricky customs and= excise situations abound. Little is said, however, of those IT projects th= at have enjoyed success: banking solution roll-out in Tanzania and Mozambiq= ue, water management in Ethiopia and telecoms infrastructure in Angola, to = mention but a few.

Local technology su= ppliers and integrators in Nigeria, SA, Kenya, Ethiopia and Tanzania are le= ading the way in successfully understanding African market conditions and t= ranslating unique user requirements into relevant, sustainable and affordab= le technology solutions in sectors ranging from scoping and implementation = of national identification and tax collection systems in government, to con= necting outlying regional branch infrastructures for banks and even integra= ting customer management systems for tourism and retail operations.

Next week: The= African IT market scenario
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A third of SMBs expect to increase their= IS budget

The IDC's European ver= tical markets survey says 31% of small and medium businesses expect IS budg= et increases, creating opportunities for VARs.

During 2004, the majority= of the IS budget was absorbed by internal overheads such as personnel and = facilities expenses (51%). Only 20.2% of the total IS budget was dedicated = to new IT initiatives, confirming SMBs' moderate investments during last ye= ar.

On average, 31% of SMBs e= xpect to increase their IS budget. The insurance/other, finance and retail/= wholesale sectors show the highest willingness to increase budget in 2005. = A low percentage of public sector (government and education) institutions e= xpect to increase their budget.

Overall, VARs are expecte= d to be the primary source of IT products and services for SMBs in 2005, an= d to account for the largest share of companies' IT budgets. However, IT ve= ndors should note that small companies and low-end midsize companies have a= preference for VARs, and larger companies consider direct sales from manuf= acturers or systems suppliers as their primary source of IT products.

"Western European SMBs co= nsider technical skills to be very important and they are fairly satisfied = with their suppliers' performance on this matter. On the other hand, they a= re less satisfied with the low cost of ownership, while considering it one = of the three most relevant issues when choosing an IT supplier," said Laura= Converso, senior research analyst with IDC's European Small and Medium Bus= iness Markets service.
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VOIP charges into Central and Eastern Europe

The era of VOIP teleph= ony is beginning in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE), on the back of broadb= and roll-out, says IDC.

According to a new IDC st= udy of 11 CEE country markets (not including Russia), compared to 2004, the= number of VOIP minutes will more than quintuple this year and more than tr= iple in 2006. Meanwhile, spending will more than double this year and grow = by 80% in 2006.

Still a relatively small = part of the overall telephony market, VOIP will eventually become the techn= ology of choice for businesses and consumers looking to cut their monthly p= hone bills. Nevertheless, total spending will slow after a couple of boom y= ears, as VOIP will be increasingly bundled with broadband-based service pac= kages.

"Rapid broadband deployme= nt in 2004 and this year has given VOIP providers access to a massive base = of technology-savvy customers," said Emir Halilovic, senior analyst, Commun= ications, IDC CEMA. "Moreover, the presence of these connections has opened= doors to alternative operators, creating a more competitive telephony envi= ronment and further fuelling uptake of VOIP as a service in itself as well = as a possible value-add to other Internet services."
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African ICT status, part III The market situation
Mark Walker<= br>
The African market = for IT equipment, software and services is estimated to be close to $10 bil= lion (2005), according to BMI-TechKnowledge (BMI-T) research. The bulk of t= his money will be spent on equipment and training, with the balance accruin= g from integration and maintenance and support services. These proportions = vary widely across regions and countries and are noticeable between urban a= nd rural areas within countries.

A potentially stron= g revenue stream, that arising from software licensing, is threatened on tw= o fronts =96 widespread piracy, especially in the entry-level package appli= cation area, and increasing interest in open standards and open source soft= ware solutions.

The consequence of = lost licence revenue due to "open" solution adoption does, however, have a = positive spin-off in the form of increased demand for application developme= nt, integration, training and deployment services.

Another interesting= area to watch will be that of mobile data and networking. A very strong co= rrelation exists between the rate of mobile telephony roll-out and the adop= tion of technology and applications that allow for interaction and collabor= ation between platforms and in so doing provide benefits to users. VOIP and= similar technology typifies this well.

Doing business is e= ssentially the commercial extension of the human trait of gregariousness = =96 most leaders within communities are typically also those who are most g= regarious, hence the same logic can be applied to business =96 the more ext= ensive a communication network between buyers and sellers the more the bene= fit of that network to the individual buyer or seller.

By increasing the c= ommunication ability between people via mobile telephony, the free flow of = information is increased both in volume and in speed and the utility value = to all parties increases.

This increased avai= lability of information results in demand for systems that structure and or= ganise information and create pent up demand for technology and associated = services.

Crucial connecti= on

The world and indee= d Africa, is moving to an Internet-based platform for commerce, education, = innovation and entertainment. Wealth and productivity will go to those coun= tries that get more of their innovators, educators, students, workers and s= uppliers connected to this platform via computers, phones and PDAs.

Who will supply and= pay for this technology is always a major factor that clouds any discussio= n about the benefits of technology deployment. A possible way forward in Af= rica is that of public private partnerships (PPPs) between state entities a= nd commercial organisations to provide infrastructure and services that wil= l deliver a benefit to the country.

Why a partnership? = We can't trust the technology companies to make sure that everyone is conne= cted because new technology, like free Internet telephony, threatens their = business models. Whether the traditional politicians will be the engines of= change for how people connect to their government, the marketplace and eac= h other is dubious. Thus, a joint approach, which creates its own system of= checks and balances, makes the most sense.

This has worked in = developed countries. Philadelphia, USA, for example, decided it wouldn't wa= it for private companies to provide connectivity and initiated a city-led p= roject to become a "hot zone", where any resident with a computer, cellphon= e or PDA would have cheap, high-speed WiFi access to the Internet.

Africa outlook:= IT market growth phases

To plan for African= technology markets, it is instructive to examine what drivers underpin reg= ional initiatives and then align marketing efforts to these. Nepad and the = Pan African Parliament are instrumental in defining priority and direction = in this regard and indeed, certain specific technology related areas have a= lready been identified for action.

Nepad has specifica= lly underscored three areas of development that directly address the inform= ation technology arena: human development in the form of the e-schools proj= ect; infrastructure =96 thin route satellite access, broadband fibre optic = access including the East Coast sub-marine cable and land-locked African co= untries project; and, on a more strategic level, e-policies and strategies = which include e-readiness studies and development of e-strategies to deal w= ith specific issues facing the continent.

The diagram below s= hows the likely drivers of IT deployment in the next 10 years. While aid ag= encies and, to a limited extent, large multi-national companies gave impetu= s to IT deployment up to 2000, the future will be determined more by the up= liftment and empowerment of the African people and commerce through applica= tion of technology based solutions.

Stages of Africa's IT development...

Source: IDC, 2005
E-schools is a first priority, so some description of the envi= saged roll-out is interesting, as insight into the scope and structure of f= uture projects will likely follow a similar theme.

The initiative will= be implemented in three phases to about 15 to 20 countries. The following = 15 countries have been invited to join the first phase: Algeria, Burkina Fa= so, Cameroon, Congo, Ethiopia, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Mozambique, Niger= ia, Rwanda, Senegal, SA and Uganda.

The intention is to= establish a continental Nepad e-schools partnership that will expand to ev= entually cover all countries. Main elements of the Nepad e-schools project = are that each school is equipped with, as a minimum, the following apparatu= s: computers and associated equipment, TV and radio sets, telephones, fax, = scanner, digital camera, photocopier, communication terminals and the schoo= ls conduct the teaching of ICT skills according to a given curriculum.

The teaching of oth= er subjects employs ICT capabilities, plus ICT is employed in the conduct o= f the administration activities of the school. Finally each school so provi= sioned also has a health point to support the Nepad e-health programme.
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 Market highlights
 IT market=

Growth in Latin America

Latin America=92s medi= um- and large- sized businesses look to grow IT investments in 2006, accord= ing to IDC.

Despite elections in four= of the top six Latin America economies taking place over the next 15 month= s, Latin America's medium and large businesses (100 to 1 000 employees) are= clearly optimistic about 2006. Results of a recent survey of almost 1 000 = Latin American companies conducted by IDC Latin America found that nearly 4= 0% plan to increase their spending by an average of 33% in 2006. Along thos= e same lines, less than 18% planned to decrease spending.

"While hardware will cont= inue to remain the greatest percentage of IT spending in 2006, we expect to= see the highest growth in services spending moving forward," said Ricardo = Villate, Enterprise Solutions Director for IDC Latin America.

"Interestingly, this grow= th in new technology spending will be driven by two underlying business ini= tiatives centred on current IT infrastructure: the desire to optimise use o= f existing data, and the need to increase efficiency in the use of IT infra= structure."
 Telecoms market

Challenges facing WiMax

Mobile WiMax might be = better than the rest, but it also faces more challenges, says IDC

The future of mobile WiMa= x may not be as bright as its vendors would like you to believe. This wirel= ess broadband technology, working under the IEEE standard 802.16e, offers W= iFi bandwidth with a cellular range, but will face multiple challenges on i= ts way to the market.

IDC's =93802.16e: Blurrin= g the line between fixed and mobile, but still many challenges=94, analyses= the environment of the 802.16e standard, detailing vendor activities and i= nterests, investment themes in private companies, M&As, competing and compl= ementary technology, and the business case for mobile WiMax deployment in E= urope. Key findings include:

  • The line between fixed and mobile standards no longer exists, a= s vendors are using "mobile" technology to offer fixed services and vice ve= rsa.

  • Intel's 802.16e chipset, codenamed "Ofer", wil= l be commercially available in the first half of 2007, with laptops contain= ing that technology coming soon after. This puts Intel almost a year behind= other private companies developing silicon for 802.16e, but in a much bett= er position than it was when it introduced its embedded WiFi Centrino platf= orm.

  • In Europe, spectrum availability is a major problem for would-b= e mobile WiMax deployments, and a solution might emerge until 2008. During = that time, however, cellular and WiFi technologies will keep improving and = will offer a much better economic rationale than mobile WiMax.

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Richard Heeks Development Informatics Group IDPM, University of Manchester, UK From itnews at e-news.co.za Fri Nov 11 09:32:12 2005 From: itnews at e-news.co.za (ITWeb Market Monitor) Date: Tue Feb 27 14:14:23 2007 Subject: NITF ICT Forum: African ICT status Message-ID: <20051111073212.CBABD35C61C@mx01.sangonet.org.za> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.sn.apc.org/pipermail/nitf_forum/attachments/20051111/113ca29c/attachment.htm From itnews at e-news.co.za Fri Nov 11 12:35:30 2005 From: itnews at e-news.co.za (ITWeb Telecom Weekly) Date: Tue Feb 27 14:14:23 2007 Subject: NITF ICT Forum: TV, phones =?iso-8859-1?B?kQ==?=answer to digital divide' Message-ID: <20051111103530.5E3BA35C604@mx01.sangonet.org.za> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Richard Heeks Development Informatics Group IDPM, University of Manchester, UK From itnews at e-news.co.za Fri Nov 18 09:47:40 2005 From: itnews at e-news.co.za (ITWeb Market Monitor) Date: Tue Feb 27 14:14:23 2007 Subject: NITF ICT Forum: African ICT status, part II Message-ID: <20051118074740.3F08535C8DA@mx01.sangonet.org.za> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.sn.apc.org/pipermail/nitf_forum/attachments/20051118/dee48c98/attachment.htm From richard.heeks at manchester.ac.uk Thu Nov 24 17:14:24 2005 From: richard.heeks at manchester.ac.uk (Richard Heeks) Date: Tue Feb 27 14:14:23 2007 Subject: NITF ICT Forum: Women, ICTs and Development: New Online Materials Message-ID: <20051124151433.E531A35C6EF@mx01.sangonet.org.za> Three new online resources are available at: http://www.womenictenterprise.org 1. Twelve case studies of women who have set up their own IT sector microenterprise. The cases include a history and profile of each enterprise, plus analysis of benefits, success factors, risks and good practice lessons. 2. A research guidance document reflecting on good practice in researching women's ICT-based enterprise for development. It also includes copies of all the research instruments used. 3. A report on the recently-held international workshop on "Developing Women's ICT-Based Enterprise". The report includes analysis of the Kudumbashree initiative that has created nearly 300 women's IT enterprises; results of knowledge-building exercises at the workshop on issues such as engaging sponsors, and solutions to key challenges in the area; plus presentations and reflections on content/process in running such workshops. If you are interested in this topic area, do join our workspace on women's ICT-based enterprise for development: click the word "Join" via Web page: http://www.dgroups.org/groups/WomenICTEnterprise Richard Heeks richard.heeks@manchester.ac.uk The "Women's ICT-Based Enterprise for Development" project is coordinated by the University of Manchester's Institute for Development Policy and Management. The project is funded by the UK Department for International Development's Knowledge and Research programme. From itnews at e-news.co.za Fri Nov 25 11:16:47 2005 From: itnews at e-news.co.za (ITWeb Market Monitor) Date: Tue Feb 27 14:14:23 2007 Subject: NITF ICT Forum: African ICT status, part III Message-ID: <20051125091647.41A5435C604@mx01.sangonet.org.za> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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These are very short (one-two page) overviews of current evidence and thinking on key issues related to ICTs and socio- economic development. Our first five briefings are now available at: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/idpm/dig/briefings.htm These cover issues of free/open source software; telecentres; and three briefings on foundational models for understanding ICTs in development: the information chain, the "onion-ring", and the pull-push model. Richard Heeks Development Informatics Group IDPM, University of Manchester, UK From itnews at e-news.co.za Fri Nov 11 09:32:12 2005 From: itnews at e-news.co.za (ITWeb Market Monitor) Date: Tue Apr 17 18:18:21 2007 Subject: NITF ICT Forum: African ICT status Message-ID: <20051111073212.CBABD35C61C@mx01.sangonet.org.za> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Richard Heeks Development Informatics Group IDPM, University of Manchester, UK From itnews at e-news.co.za Fri Nov 18 09:47:40 2005 From: itnews at e-news.co.za (ITWeb Market Monitor) Date: Tue Apr 17 18:18:21 2007 Subject: NITF ICT Forum: African ICT status, part II Message-ID: <20051118074740.3F08535C8DA@mx01.sangonet.org.za> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.sn.apc.org/pipermail/nitf_forum/attachments/20051118/dee48c98/attachment-0001.htm From richard.heeks at manchester.ac.uk Thu Nov 24 17:14:24 2005 From: richard.heeks at manchester.ac.uk (Richard Heeks) Date: Tue Apr 17 18:18:21 2007 Subject: NITF ICT Forum: Women, ICTs and Development: New Online Materials Message-ID: <20051124151433.E531A35C6EF@mx01.sangonet.org.za> Three new online resources are available at: http://www.womenictenterprise.org 1. Twelve case studies of women who have set up their own IT sector microenterprise. The cases include a history and profile of each enterprise, plus analysis of benefits, success factors, risks and good practice lessons. 2. A research guidance document reflecting on good practice in researching women's ICT-based enterprise for development. It also includes copies of all the research instruments used. 3. A report on the recently-held international workshop on "Developing Women's ICT-Based Enterprise". The report includes analysis of the Kudumbashree initiative that has created nearly 300 women's IT enterprises; results of knowledge-building exercises at the workshop on issues such as engaging sponsors, and solutions to key challenges in the area; plus presentations and reflections on content/process in running such workshops. If you are interested in this topic area, do join our workspace on women's ICT-based enterprise for development: click the word "Join" via Web page: http://www.dgroups.org/groups/WomenICTEnterprise Richard Heeks richard.heeks@manchester.ac.uk The "Women's ICT-Based Enterprise for Development" project is coordinated by the University of Manchester's Institute for Development Policy and Management. The project is funded by the UK Department for International Development's Knowledge and Research programme. From itnews at e-news.co.za Fri Nov 25 11:16:47 2005 From: itnews at e-news.co.za (ITWeb Market Monitor) Date: Tue Apr 17 18:18:21 2007 Subject: NITF ICT Forum: African ICT status, part III Message-ID: <20051125091647.41A5435C604@mx01.sangonet.org.za> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://lists.sn.apc.org/pipermail/nitf_forum/attachments/20051111/dbea0d97/attachment-0002.html From mzdssrbh at manchester.ac.uk Tue Nov 15 03:19:19 2005 From: mzdssrbh at manchester.ac.uk (Richard Heeks) Date: Wed May 23 11:04:42 2007 Subject: NITF ICT Forum: ICTs and Development Briefings: Second Tranche Message-ID: <43793916.31015.45F4023@localhost> Five more "eDevelopment Briefings" are now available at: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/idpm/dig/briefings.htm They cover the following issues: - The skew to e-development caused by domination of a communication/rights agenda - Problems arising from overestimation of the global digital divide - Offshoring to Africa as a new project for development - Social IT outsourcing: a new angle on outsourcing that benefits poor and marginalised groups - Understanding the what, why and how of making ICT projects sustainable In the run-up to the Tunis World Summit on the Information Society, Development Informatics Group at the University of Manchester released a series of these Briefings: very short (one-two page) overviews of current evidence and thinking on key issues related to ICTs and socio-economic development. Richard Heeks Development Informatics Group IDPM, University of Manchester, UK From itnews at e-news.co.za Fri Nov 18 09:47:40 2005 From: itnews at e-news.co.za (ITWeb Market Monitor) Date: Wed May 23 11:04:42 2007 Subject: NITF ICT Forum: African ICT status, part II Message-ID: <20051118074740.3F08535C8DA@mx01.sangonet.org.za> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.sn.apc.org/pipermail/nitf_forum/attachments/20051118/dee48c98/attachment-0002.htm From richard.heeks at manchester.ac.uk Thu Nov 24 17:14:24 2005 From: richard.heeks at manchester.ac.uk (Richard Heeks) Date: Wed May 23 11:04:42 2007 Subject: NITF ICT Forum: Women, ICTs and Development: New Online Materials Message-ID: <20051124151433.E531A35C6EF@mx01.sangonet.org.za> Three new online resources are available at: http://www.womenictenterprise.org 1. Twelve case studies of women who have set up their own IT sector microenterprise. The cases include a history and profile of each enterprise, plus analysis of benefits, success factors, risks and good practice lessons. 2. A research guidance document reflecting on good practice in researching women's ICT-based enterprise for development. It also includes copies of all the research instruments used. 3. A report on the recently-held international workshop on "Developing Women's ICT-Based Enterprise". The report includes analysis of the Kudumbashree initiative that has created nearly 300 women's IT enterprises; results of knowledge-building exercises at the workshop on issues such as engaging sponsors, and solutions to key challenges in the area; plus presentations and reflections on content/process in running such workshops. If you are interested in this topic area, do join our workspace on women's ICT-based enterprise for development: click the word "Join" via Web page: http://www.dgroups.org/groups/WomenICTEnterprise Richard Heeks richard.heeks@manchester.ac.uk The "Women's ICT-Based Enterprise for Development" project is coordinated by the University of Manchester's Institute for Development Policy and Management. The project is funded by the UK Department for International Development's Knowledge and Research programme. From itnews at e-news.co.za Fri Nov 25 11:16:47 2005 From: itnews at e-news.co.za (ITWeb Market Monitor) Date: Wed May 23 11:04:42 2007 Subject: NITF ICT Forum: African ICT status, part III Message-ID: <20051125091647.41A5435C604@mx01.sangonet.org.za> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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